Report of the Special Committee to Whom was Referred the Bill for...
An Early Attempt to Reform Bankruptcy Law in Massachusetts [Bankruptcy]. [Massachusetts]. Report of the Special Committee to Whom was Referred the Bill for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors, And for the More Equal Distribution of Their Effects. At head of title: House No. 31. Boston: Dutton and Wentworth, State Printers, 1834. 38 pp. Octavo (9-3/4" x 6"; 24.6 x 15.2 cm). Stab-stitched pamphlet in self wrappers, edges untrimmed. Light toning, light soiling and faint dampstaining to exterior, light edgewear to last few leaves, upper right corner of text block creased. A very good copy in its original state. $250. * Early America saw a number of attempts to reckon with the complex issue of bankruptcy and the treatment of debtors, including several unsuccessful federal bills and a motley patchwork of state laws that attempted to address the problem. This report from the Massachusetts state legislature recommends that a pending bill be amended to prohibit preferential treatment of creditors during insolvency proceedings and end imprisonment for debt (which had been banned by the U.S. Congress in 1833). The committee was chaired by David Roberts, an attorney from Salem, Massachusetts. Our pamphlet includes the committee's report and the full text of the proposed bill.
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